Segment Insights: Food Processing Machinery

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Matthias
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Ansgar
Breuer
Matthias
Riemann
Ansgar
Breuer
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10 / 2025

Segment Insights: Food Processing Machinery

Industrial food processing has experienced dynamic growth in recent years. Rising hygiene standards, increasing automation along the entire production line and globally growing demand for high-quality processed foods are driving investments in new equipment and technologies. Geopolitical uncertainties and supply chain disruptions have slowed the industry only moderately, in fact, modernization and efficiency improvements have been further accelerated.

The numerous transactions in recent years also paint a largely successful picture, contributing to industry consolidation and, in many cases, increased professionalism. However, each packaging technology and application is unique and must be evaluated separately in terms of its attractiveness. This creates both opportunities and risks for financial investors, which we have summarized in our Segment Insights.

Key insights

The food processing market is characterized by a high and steadily increasing degree of automation. The following five core processing technologies exhibit strong innovation potential and cross-application transferability:
  1. Mechanical Processing
  2. Thermal Processing
  3. Non-Thermal Preservation
  4. Biological / Chemical
  5. Separation & Extraction
Corresponding to the diversity of applications, four key growth areas emerge.
Particularly attractive segments are:
  • Bakery & confectionery – strong industrialization
  • Meat, poultry & fish – hygiene standards and automation as key drivers
  • Beverage – high line integration and stable CAPEX
  • Dairy – premiumization and efficiency improvements
While APAC shows the strongest demand momentum, Europe/NAFTA remains the lead market for premium and high-tech solutions.
Investment logic varies significantly by food category.
Four key factors shape CAPEX decisions:
  1. Automation and throughput
  2. Resource and energy efficiency
  3. Hygiene and regulatory requirements
  4. Flexibility and product variety
Manufacturers must take a holistic view of the entire line: from raw material intake to packaging, as this is the only way to fully unlock value creation.

Content of the study

    • Introduction to the market segment: food processing machinery
    • Market segmentation
    • 2024 market volume by segment and growth outlook through 2030
    • Technological and regulatory trends in food processing
    • Industry landscape along the value chain
    • Competitive groups and market dynamics in the global environment
    • Risks, opportunities and investment hypotheses for financial investors
    • Approx. 12 pages 
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